Turbine Cougar Baron

Tuesday, March 09, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The "Turbo Cougar Baron" is a twin-engine aircraft equipped with two 500 hp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-21 turboprop engines, utilizing jet fuel.
It delivers strong performance with a max cruise speed of 300 knots, a max range of 1000 nautical miles, and a best rate of climb of 3500 fpm, with a proposed maximum operating altitude of 26,000 feet.
The aircraft features a 6-person seating capacity, a useful load of 2050 lbs, and a payload of 563 lbs when carrying full standard fuel.

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Turbo Cougar Baron

Engine make/model:

(2) Pratt & Whitney PT6A-21

TBO (hrs.):

3600

Horsepower on takeoff:

500 (flat-rated)

Fuel type:

Jet

Propeller type:

Hartzell CS/4-blade

Landing gear type:

Tri./Retr.

Max takeoff weight (lbs.):

6200

Empty weight, std. (lbs.):

4150

Useful load, std. (lbs.):

2050

Usable fuel, std. (gals./lbs.):

222/1487

Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.):

563

Wingspan:

37 ft. 10 in.

Wing area (sq. ft.):

199

Wing loading (lbs./sq. ft.):

31.2

Power loading (lbs./hp):

6.2

Overall length:

29 ft. 11 in.

Overall height:

9 ft. 2 in.

Cabin width (in.):

42

Cabin height (in.):

46

Seating capacity:

6

Cabin doors:

2

PERFORMANCE

Max cruise, FL230 (kts.):

300

Normal cruise, FL250 (kts.):

290

Long-range cruise, FL260 (kts.):

250

Fuel consumption (gph):

Max cruise:

66

Normal cruise:

58

Economy cruise:

45

Max range (nm):

1000

Best rate of climb, SL (fpm):

3500

Max operating altitude, proposed (ft.):

26,000

V_ne (kts):

78

Takeoff ground roll (ft.):

800

Source: Rocket Engineering

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